Pro Max
$100/mo
Limits 5,000 credits/user/month.Source: kiro.dev · checked 2026-10-16
Kiro vs Cursor: pricing and usage limits (Oct 2026)
Kiro starts at $20/mo, Cursor at $8/mo. Both have a free plan. Every plan from both vendors, the limits each one actually publishes, and what changed recently, with a source on every line.
The short answer
Verdict from the data
- Cheaper to start
- Cursor. Cursor Plus is $8/mo; the cheapest Kiro plan, Kiro Pro, is $20/mo ($12 more).
- Free plan
- Both have one. What each includes is quoted under Free plans below.
- Top of the ladder
- Kiro Power at $200/mo vs Cursor Ultra at $200/mo.
- Paying yearly
- Cursor takes up to 17% off (Plus); Kiro shows no yearly discount on the plans we track.
- Hard numbers
- Cursor doesn't publish exact allowances, so the limits below are quoted, not counted.
- Latest move
- Cursor, 12 Oct 2026: Cursor moves into The X Subscription: new Plus $8 / Premium $30 / Super $100 / Ultra $200 plans with a weekly pool.
Pick Cursor if you want the lowest monthly bill. Beyond price and free access, the deciding factor is which models and features you need; we track the money, not the model quality.
Head to head
| Fact | Kiro | Cursor |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Free tier | Free tier |
| Cheapest plan | Pro · $20/mo | Plus · $8/mo |
| Top plan | Power · $200/mo | Ultra · $200/mo |
| Plans tracked | 4 | 5 |
| Yearly discount | None shown | up to 17% |
| Allowance periods | Monthly | Weekly |
| Latest change | None logged | plan restructure |
| Last checked |
Closest price match: Kiro Pro Max vs Cursor Super
Super
$100/mo
Annual: $1,000/yr
Limits 15x Plus weekly usage; priority model access at peak times.Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16
Every plan side by side
| Tool | Plan | Price | Limits as stated & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiro | Pro | $20/mo | 1,000 credits/user/month; add-on credits $0.04/credit. Source: kiro.dev · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Kiro | Pro+ | $40/mo | 2,000 credits/user/month; add-ons $0.04/credit. Source: kiro.dev · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Kiro | Pro Max | $100/mo | 5,000 credits/user/month. Source: kiro.dev · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Kiro | Power | $200/mo | 10,000 credits/user/month. Source: kiro.dev · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Plus | $8/mo | Base weekly usage pool for Cursor models, shared across Grok and Cursor; refreshes weekly. Only Grok models; third-party models not available. Absolute pool size not published. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Premium | $30/mo | 4x Plus weekly usage. Third-party models at API list price from prepaid credit. Adds Cloud Agents, Bugbot, Origin hosting. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Super | $100/mo | 15x Plus weekly usage; priority model access at peak times. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Ultra | $200/mo | 50x Plus weekly usage; earliest access to new products/models. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Teams | $30/mo | Each seat matches the weekly usage of the matching individual tier; third-party models at API list price + $0.25/M token Cursor Token Rate. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
Free plans
| Tool | Free? | What you get for $0 & source |
|---|---|---|
| Kiro | Free tier | Kiro Free (perpetual): 50 credits per month. Social-login/Builder ID free users get Claude Sonnet 4.5 and open-weight models. $20 credit on first upgrade. Source: kiro.dev · checked 2026-10-16 |
| Cursor | Free tier | Free plan $0/month: 'Limited agent requests', 'Limited Chat requests'. No third-party models (Claude/GPT/Gemini) on Free. Exact request counts not published. Source: cursor.com · checked 2026-10-16 |
Recent price and limit changes
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plan restructureCursor moves into The X Subscription: new Plus $8 / Premium $30 / Super $100 / Ultra $200 plans with a weekly pool
New customers now buy Cursor as part of The X Subscription (Grok + Cursor + X). Usage moves from two monthly pools to one weekly pool shared with Grok; third-party models (Claude, GPT, Gemini) are no longer included and bill at API list price on Premium and above. Legacy Pro ($20), Pro+ ($60), Ultra ($200) continue for existing subscribers.
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limit changeCursor Pro switches from 500 requests/month to $20 of frontier-model usage at API rates
Cursor later apologized (July 4, 2025) for the unclear rollout and offered refunds for unexpected charges between June 16 and July 4.
Questions people ask
Which is cheaper, Kiro or Cursor?
Cursor is cheaper to start: Cursor Plus costs $8/mo, against $20/mo for Kiro Pro. At the top end, Kiro Power is $200/mo and Cursor Ultra is $200/mo.
Is Kiro or Cursor free?
Kiro: Yes. Kiro Free (perpetual): 50 credits per month. Social-login/Builder ID free users get Claude Sonnet 4.5 and open-weight models. $20 credit on first upgrade. Cursor: Yes. Free plan $0/month: 'Limited agent requests', 'Limited Chat requests'. No third-party models (Claude/GPT/Gemini) on Free. Exact request counts not published.
How do the usage limits compare at the closest price?
Kiro Pro Max ($100/mo): 5,000 credits/user/month. Cursor Super ($100/mo): 15x Plus weekly usage; priority model access at peak times.
Is it cheaper to pay yearly?
Kiro: no yearly discount on the plans we track. Cursor: up to 17% off when billed yearly (Plus: $6.67/mo instead of $8).
When did Kiro and Cursor last change their pricing?
12 Oct 2026, Cursor: Cursor moves into The X Subscription: new Plus $8 / Premium $30 / Super $100 / Ultra $200 plans with a weekly pool. 16 Jun 2025, Cursor: Cursor Pro switches from 500 requests/month to $20 of frontier-model usage at API rates.
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